pictures of the process of blue jeans::Over the next couple of days, take an indepth look at the cycles of cotton and boll weevil, the history of blue jeans, and the process cotton must go through to become a pair of jeans pictures of the process of blue jeans

pictures of the process of blue jeans::Over the next couple of days, take an indepth look at the cycles of cotton and boll weevil, the history of blue jeans, and the process cotton must go through to become a pair of jeans.
By the end of the unit, you will have completed 2 worksheets, a storyboard, and a small weaving with an artwork description.
Brainstorm what all of the photos have in common.
Were there any photos of things you did not recognize?
Were there any photos of things you did recognize?
By the end of the webquest, you will know what each one is and how they link together!
Look at these three websites and learn about the history of jeans.
To record what you have learned about jeans!
Can you name some of the states where cotton grows?
What is the first stage?
Where does the cotton go when it is ready to harvest?
On a farm, starting as a seed until it is ready to harvest.
Have you ever seen cotton growing before?
What else is that small?
What colors can the boll weevil be?
What other insect has a larvae, pupae and adult stage?
Put what each stage the cotton or weevil is in.
You can use the life cycle charts for help.
Today there are even machines that clean the cotton so someone does not have to card and come it by hand.
The last picture is of an old spinning wheel.
Way cotton is spun.
Now that the cotton is spun, it can be woven into many things, like jeans!
With blue and white yarn to understand how jeans are made.
Understand the words: loom; warp; weft; beat.
What is your blue yarn called?
What is the cardboard called?
What is the white yarn called?
What is the comb called?
Write 5 descriptive sentences about your weaving.
Be sure to use the words, warp, weft, beat, and loom.
The cotton needs to be turned into jean material.
It can be harvested and taken to a factory.
To see how it is made!
Did the big machines surprise you?
How many rows could the picking machine harvest at once?
Why is it better to have a factory right next to the field?
Now that the jeans are ready to be made, look at the pictures in this process how they are cut and sewed together.
As a class, read by to review the entire process of jeans.
In groups of 2, create a.
One person will be the illustrator and one person will be the writer.
Together draw and describe 6 steps in the process of cotton becoming a pair of jeans.
You can use all of these websites to help you.
Your descriptions should be 2 sentences long.
Work together to make a good storyboard!
This should show all of what you learned in this unit.
A storyboard is a story told in pictures, like a comic book.
It is helpful when turning a book into a movie or visual because it allows you to see what your scene will look like.
As you can see, there are many steps in making a pair of jeans.
They have been around a long time and have been work by lots of hard workers, like the farmers that plant our cotton.
You also learned that cotton and boll weevils have life cycles just like other plants and animals.
Your portfolio is a great way to see everything you have just learned about in this unit!
For grading rubrics and evaluation notes for the portfolio.
This webquest was created by kelly henaghan for virginia agriculture in the classroom.
Webquests are made possible through a grant from monsanto.
Last revised: november, 2008